What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) See attached for flight engineer information. Facts given by the director of operations: aircraft was in cruise flight at FL350 and all indications were normal. Crew heard a rumbling sound they believed to be the packs and began to feel an airframe vibration. The captain recognized the onset of a stall and initiated stall recovery. The crew declared an emergency and descended to FL250. At that altitude all indications were normal; diverted to mci with no further problems.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SEE ATTACHED FOR FLIGHT ENGINEER INFORMATION. FACTS GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL350 AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. CREW HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE PACKS AND BEGAN TO FEEL AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. THE CAPTAIN RECOGNIZED THE ONSET OF A STALL AND INITIATED STALL RECOVERY. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO FL250. AT THAT ALTITUDE ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL; DIVERTED TO MCI WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
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